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Unfit to Print: LEAN IN, OLIGARCHS

The establishment's answer to populism

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Amber Duke
Aug 05, 2026
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Hey y’all, welcome back to Unfit to Print.

The establishment heard the people demanding change — and put sneakers on.


LEAN IN, OLIGARCHS

A photograph taken at an elite conference in Sun Valley is going viral this week, and it may be the most perfect portrait of America’s new ruling class ever captured.

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lol at this pic of Bari Weiss in Sun Valley with Sheryl Sandberg, who's toting a copy of John Fetterman's book. lean in, gals!!
6:25 PM · Aug 4, 2026 · 887K Views

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There was Bari Weiss, the newly installed queen of safe heterodoxy — in a lab coat that screams “Women in STEM” — strolling through billionaire summer camp alongside Sheryl Sandberg, the patron saint of corporate feminism.

Tucked under Sandberg’s arm was a copy of Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s book, Unfettered.

Uniparty, anyone?

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